OneHillWonder, I've been using the green superfeet in my running shoes while I've been deciding about getting the custom made orthotics and just some off the shelf orthotics in my every day shoes and they seem to be doing the trick!!
They've got me running again, might be worth a try?
yes think I may as well give the cheaper options a go first
I went to a podiatrist in Cheadle during the summer and paid £100 for gait analysis and new orthotics. Since then have had no troubles - I have a right orthotic with neutral heel angle and a left one with 5 degrees tilt. The analysis shows that this 'straightens' my legs evenly when I run. Maybe try this before the more expensive options? Good Luck whichever you do...
Well I have been to see the podiatrist. 2 hours i was in there, he was very very thorough checking all movement and joints and muscles and getting me to walk on a treadmill just to see how much my feet collapse inwards!
get my custom orthotics soon - £200 for this. I don't actually think £200 is a lot to pay to be able to run again - now I have casts of my feet I can get replacements for £70 every couple of years (assuming I get on with them and that nothing changes in between).
I realise this might not be the answer for everyone (and I haven't tried mine yet so who knows!) but without a doubt I can't run with my feet twisting as they do! I am quite excited about getting them
Let me know how you get on with them, I'm still saving up for mine!
I've just posted my orthotic impressions off to Graham Read, so will see how those go. Still using the sock, which seems to help at night, but any uphill running seems to aggravate my problems. Hoping for NHS referral to podiatrist to come through soon, but not holding my breath.
I agree that £300 isn't a lot to pay if it guarantees running again, but will it?
I'd echo the earlier posters views that orthotics are an absolute godsend for those who can't run without them, but make sure you really do need them first. Your local running store if they are any good should be able to do you a free gait analysis and give you an independent view on whethere they are needed.
I got mine from Karen Duff up in Edinburgh after a referral from the Sports Physio Clinic at Leeds Met University. Sub 4 (http://www.sub-4.co.uk/showpage.php?page=10) come very highly recommended and were in the press recently for prescribing insoles for many premiership footballers.
green superfeet ? where did you get them from , have they worked ? been quoted £ 200 for some custom orthotics , carbon fibre , think i will take the plungeOriginally Posted by hopey
green superfeet from mountaineering shop in Skipton, not sure what it's called nowadays (Ultimate outdoors?).
I wear these for running in (wore them in mudclaw 270s for xc today) and custom orthotics in ordinary shoes (free from Rochdale Infirmary).
Did wear the superfeet in road shoes, but last purchase I was advised to either buy "normal" shoes and use insoles or good support shoes and leave the superfeet out. Seem to be getting on alright with the latter at the moment.
However my feet are bad and have suffered a fully ruptured achilles tendon as a result. Don't need a podiatrist to tell me that I've got problems.
Onehill have you got your orthotics yet?
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